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Did Reagan win the Cold War?
Laura Miller
John Lewis Gaddis' history succinctly captures the long faceoff that shaped our world. But his analysis is marred by Reagan worship.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Thrill seeker Jack Bauer of "24" risks his neck to save the world from terrorism, while the comfort seekers of "Project Runway" whine about broken needles and pesky stretch fabric.
The bin Laden book club
Michael Scherer
How the world's most notorious terrorist just launched an obscure left-wing American author into bestseller stardom.
World census needs more info on women
Page Rockwell
The U.N. says that to improve women's quality of life worldwide, we need better census data.
Bin Laden is back; let’s smear Michael Moore
Tim Grieve
Chris Matthews uses the reemergence of the al-Qaida leader as a chance to attack the left. John Kerry -- John Kerry! -- comes to Moore's defense.
Full text of the bin Laden tape
Salon Staff
A problem from hell
G. Pascal Zachary
Does applying the generic label of "genocide" to violence in Darfur make it even harder to stop the killing?
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
In his explosive new film, "Why We Fight," Eugene Jarecki argues that America went to war in Iraq because war is what America does best.
Strange Bedfellows v. Bush and Cheney
Michael Scherer
A motley crew that includes Christopher Hitchens, Larry Diamond and Greenpeace is suing the NSA, claiming that Bush's wiretap program is inhibiting free speech.
As Alito hearing begins, Specter focuses on wiretaps
Tim Grieve
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman says Bush's spying program raises "very major consideration" about the separation of powers.
A disastrous appointment
Michelle Goldberg
Bush's backdoor choice of unqualified right-winger Ellen Sauerbrey to head the U.S. refugee-response team raises the specter of Michael Brown.
Losing their minds
Mark Benjamin
More U.S. soldiers than ever are sustaining serious brain injuries in Iraq. But a significant number of them are being misdiagnosed, forced to wait for treatment or even being called liars by the Army.
Lawsuit against Bush?
Michael Scherer
The attorney for the only known target of NSA eavesdropping says his client would be happy to sue the president.
“Never have the freedoms we cherish seemed so imperiled”
Salon Staff
In an impassioned speech, Sen. Byrd voices his shock and dismay over the Bush administration's practice of spying on U.S. citizens.
Gonzales: Bush had “inherent” authority to violate spying law
Tim Grieve
The legal defense begins, and it is breathtaking.
Afghan teacher murdered for teaching girls
Katharine Mieszkowski
The Taliban lives, and a teacher dies.
Blood and betrayal
Gary Kamiya
After four years of the badly botched "war on terror," are we ready to hear the hard words of Robert Fisk -- a gutsy war correspondent who says the West has wronged the Middle East?
Incalculable pain
Mark Benjamin
The Pentagon is underreporting the number of American soldier casualties in Iraq, say House Democrats.
Honor killings in the liberated Iraq
Farhad Manjoo
In Iraq, the practice of killing rape victims to preserve a family's honor persists. And Americans aren't doing much to stop it.
Should we stay or should we go?
Farhad Manjoo
Surprisingly, a bipartisan consensus is emerging for bringing home our exhausted troops, yet President Bush clings to his chimera of total victory. Inside the escalating debate over Iraq.
The party lines
Compiled by J.J. Helland, Juliana Bunim
21 leading Democrats who voted for the Iraq war resolution -- and what they're saying now.
Red, white and blue — and inky
Salon Staff
The measure of patriotism, the price of war, and pleasure of the twilight, this week in TT.
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